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CTG to PAC: distance & flight time
Cartagena (Rafael Nuñez International Airport) → Panama (Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport)
293 mi
472 km · 255 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
293 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CTG — Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Cartagena, Colombia
- PAC — Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport · Panama, Panama
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CTG
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- CZU · Las Brujas Airport78 mi away
Near PAC
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTG from PAC?
The flight distance from Cartagena (CTG) to Panama (PAC) is 293 miles (472 km, 255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTG to PAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CTG to PAC?
Nonstop service on CTG–PAC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTG to PAC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTG–PAC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTG to PAC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTG–PAC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.